modern times in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 现代 with this easy mnemonic:

Currently (现) in modern times, we haven't found a substitute (代) for gas yet.

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• 代
• 现

• 发现
• 代理
• 现在
• 出现
• 展现
• 现场
• 年代
• 表现
• 现金
• 代替
• 代价
• 代表
• 实现
• 时代
• 现象
• 现代

The reading of 现代 is xiàn dài.

You can remember how to say 现代 with this useful mnemonic:

Hopefully some genius will be able to shine (xiàn) some light on this matter before we die (dài) from lack of gas and energy on Earth.

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